El Capitan at Mount Miguel: A Mount Miguel victory would secure the Matadors’ first league championship since 1987. An El Capitan win would give the Vaqueros their third straight league title. El Capitan is counting on senior running back Dakota Furr, East County’s leading rusher with 139.9 yards per game and 13 touchdowns. RB Derrick Dunn leads Mount Miguel’s ground game.

Mission Hills at Escondido: Mission Hills, coming off a 31-28 victory over then-No. 1 Vista, is in prime position to win the Avocado East League championship. The Grizzlies count on the passing and running of senior quarterback Hunter Moore. Fellow senior Cruz Navarro is likewise a dual threat for Escondido, which is 1-0-1 since snapping a six-game losing streak.

Mira Mesa vs. St. Augustine: A couple of weeks ago this was circled as a possible showdown of Eastern League leaders. Now it’s a game of survival. Both teams suffered losses last week but are still alive for the championship. Mira Mesa hopes to eliminate the turnovers that caused so much damage last week. St. Augustine, led by Stanford-bound QB Evan Crower, will face league-leader Cathedral Catholic next week.

Castle Park at Olympian: The winner all but wraps up the championship of the new Metro Pacific League. Javier Marquez returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown to help Castle Park beat Sweetwater last week. Olympian coach Gil Warren’s ties with Castle Park go way back, having guided the Trojans to a San Diego Section title in 1968.

Foothills Christian vs. Calvin Christian: Both teams are unbeaten in the Southern League. Spencer George is averaging more than 100 yards rushing a game for Foothills Christian. Calvin Christian has allowed just 12 points the past three weeks.

State rankings: Here are the top local teams in CalHiSports’ Southern California rankings for the State Football Championship Bowls — Eastlake No. 11 in Division I; Helix No. 3 in Division II; Valley Center No. 1 in Division III; and Santa Fe Christian No. 7 in Division IV. Teams must be section champions to be eligible for a bowl. Participants are chosen by the commissioners of the California Interscholastic Federation’s 10 sections.

On their own: The four eight-man Citrus League teams are staging intraleague playoffs, with semifinals this week and the championship a week from today.